Animal research led by OHSU and Oregon State University finds a new drug delivery system shows promise for increasing the efficacy of methotrexate, the medicine used to treat ectopic pregnancies.

A Reuters Today article cites a study published by OHSU researchers last year that suggested wearing specially designed UV-protective clothing may protect your skin from aging even more effectively than sunscreen.

In a story from Oregon Capital Insider about a shortage of ADHD medication, Ximena Levander, M.D., advocates for telemedicine as an option for treatment and prescription: “It’s been really beneficial for access. Where are these people supposed to go?”

At an international symposium in India, Hisham Mohammed, Ph.D., underscored the futuristic possibilities of AI in cancer research: The Hindu.

A bomb threat against Oregon Health & Science University is the latest in a string of attacks and harassment against health care facilities, spurred by far-right culture war issues and COVID conspiracies.

Informational pickets held earlier this year by OHSU nurses are mentioned in an Oregon Business story covering a recent union push from physicians at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland.

This story highlights OHSU’s program to provide RV parking spaces for patients and families. Brett Dodson, director of transportation and parking at OHSU, says in addition to improving patient comfort, the RV spaces set the hospital up to provide better care: “People who previously would have driven through the night to get to Portland for a morning surgery can now arrive the night before. They can get a good night’s sleep, they’d be ready for a surgery, and they’re there on time.”

A study co-written by Benjamin Young. M.D., finds the AI chatbot ChatGPT only accurately answered eight of 52 submitted questions about retinal health.

Douglas County is the fourth regional hub of the Nutrition Oregon Campaign, a statewide effort to end chronic disease through nutrition and science that is led by the OHSU Moore Institute. The institute’s director, Leslie Myatt, Ph.D., says, “The Nutrition Oregon Campaign is a natural progression of the work Douglas County has done through the Blue Zones Project and Thrive Umpqua to improve community health. We are excited to welcome them and support their work.”

In an interview with KATU-TV, Sheilagh Diez discusses the role of oncology social workers in helping patients and their family access important services. She says: “Our role is to really look at everything outside of that physical care that you need — everything from finding financial resources to supporting with insurance or taking leave work. But also a lot of that emotional support that is also so important.”